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this is cuba. this is our gdp and is very important because anytime you compare them with the g-7, it's not fair. we don't have the same resources. by the way this comes from the world bank and the united nations so you can check all this data but if you don't believe me, go to cuba. this is the gdp per capita and you can see the legal force in cuba. what about the private sector, the property that is right now recognizing the new constitution approved in the referendum. life expectancy from 71-years-old and the mortality rate is a wii at 8.2 and for that reason in more than 60 countries around the world not only venezuela but now since the 60s we have more than 400. we don't produce enough food and i will talk about the. they have access to improve the services into this is how much we have spent on education you can see we spend 12.8 of the g gdp. we've spent 2.9% and we have enough resources to. that's good to know but don't give it too much time. but in any case this is very important. remember
this is cuba. this is our gdp and is very important because anytime you compare them with the g-7, it's not fair. we don't have the same resources. by the way this comes from the world bank and the united nations so you can check all this data but if you don't believe me, go to cuba. this is the gdp per capita and you can see the legal force in cuba. what about the private sector, the property that is right now recognizing the new constitution approved in the referendum. life expectancy from...
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not to invade cuba. relations only began to improve after rawl raul castro became president and shook hands with president obama at nelson mandela's funeral. secret talks brokered by pope francis, and the neighbors announced they would set aside five decades of hostility. >> today the u.s. government is changing its relationship with the country of cuba, the largest change in our history in 50 years. >> that officially happened on july 20th. hours later the cuban anthem played and cuba's flag was raised over what is now once again cuba's embassy in washington. >> translator: we reaffirm cuba's willingness to move towards normalized relations in a constructive spirit. >> antonio mora joins us, antonio you are of cuban descent, this is not your first time back, but as you talk to people is there a renewed sense of optimism? >> lisa i i've returned to the island three times, it is similar to the visit of pope paul the sek 2nd. , it hasn't happened in 70 years it was also a rare occasion because they got to
not to invade cuba. relations only began to improve after rawl raul castro became president and shook hands with president obama at nelson mandela's funeral. secret talks brokered by pope francis, and the neighbors announced they would set aside five decades of hostility. >> today the u.s. government is changing its relationship with the country of cuba, the largest change in our history in 50 years. >> that officially happened on july 20th. hours later the cuban anthem played and...
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embargo on cuba. obama's congressional opponents have also vowed to block any ambassadorial nominee to cuba, have denounced the decision to formally remove cuba from the u.s. list of state sponsors of terrorism. today, three cuban-american lawmakers -- florida republican representatives mario diaz-balart, carlos curbelo, and ileana ros-lehtinen -- are holding a news conference in miami. ros-lehtinen told the wall street journal -- "allowing the opening of the cuban embassy in washington is nothing but another indefensible capitulation by the obama administration to an avowed enemy of the u.s." meanwhile, white house spokesman josh earnest has dismissed such opponents as a vocal minority with entrenched partisan interests. speaking on friday, earnest said u.s. restoration of relations with cuba has strong support in congress. >> there is bipartisan support for advancing the policies the president announced to normalize our relations with cuba, that there have been some entrenched partisan interests tha
embargo on cuba. obama's congressional opponents have also vowed to block any ambassadorial nominee to cuba, have denounced the decision to formally remove cuba from the u.s. list of state sponsors of terrorism. today, three cuban-american lawmakers -- florida republican representatives mario diaz-balart, carlos curbelo, and ileana ros-lehtinen -- are holding a news conference in miami. ros-lehtinen told the wall street journal -- "allowing the opening of the cuban embassy in washington is...
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and cuba was alan gross. an in 2008 we saw a ground swell of support amongst cuban people thinking there were movements of change afoot here. that all ended in december 2009 when gross was imprisoned. there was this question of tit for tat, whether there would be an exchange of political prisoners and exchange of spice, now what we're see something getting back to a place we were in 2008, what motivated that on the part of the cubans? did life get worse for them? are they tired for it? does the internet allow them to see another world? if you lived without this for 50 years, what changed? >> it's probably not the internet. but you look at this cuban committee, the 80's, subsidized by the sovietdown. that collapsed. then it was the venezuelans. you have that chief subsidized oil. and then the oil its effecting economies that traditionally helped cuba. now they may be facing pressure here. >> they're losing some of their patrons. they want to make friends with the ones next to you. how tough is it to live in cu
and cuba was alan gross. an in 2008 we saw a ground swell of support amongst cuban people thinking there were movements of change afoot here. that all ended in december 2009 when gross was imprisoned. there was this question of tit for tat, whether there would be an exchange of political prisoners and exchange of spice, now what we're see something getting back to a place we were in 2008, what motivated that on the part of the cubans? did life get worse for them? are they tired for it? does the...
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trademarks registered in cuba, goods can be sold in cuba. he also allowed for farm equipment to be sold to small farms. the export of equipment. he licensed sales to cuba and finally financial services in terms of direct thinking and the use of credit cards. my point is the announcement of december 17 summarizes and confirms what i and other people have been arguing for years, presidential authority in relation to trade with cuba is essentially unfettered. you will hear some comments that the act of 1996 codified the embargo and limited presidential discretion in this area. it is not true. when the embargo was codified, it's codified in place the presidential discretion and authority exercised under december 17. there may be some copies at the front. i have written on this varies times. there is an article in the fall edition of "america's quarterly" for the legal basis of what i've said. i would want to leave as much time as possible for questions so i will end by saying from the small beach i've described residential sales can be used in r
trademarks registered in cuba, goods can be sold in cuba. he also allowed for farm equipment to be sold to small farms. the export of equipment. he licensed sales to cuba and finally financial services in terms of direct thinking and the use of credit cards. my point is the announcement of december 17 summarizes and confirms what i and other people have been arguing for years, presidential authority in relation to trade with cuba is essentially unfettered. you will hear some comments that the...
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travel to cuba. reporter 2: john bolton making a south florida stop today to talk to the cuban-american community. reporter 3: unveiling sweeping changes to cuba policy. reporter 4: a major blow to the new u.s.-cuba relationship. reporter 5: the u.s. has banned flights. reporter 6: all families t leave cuba. reporter 7: the u.s. government will al ban trips by cruise ships. reporter 8: they'll have to go after their finances. reporter 9: limiting the amount of money, fresh u.s. sanctions. [both speaking spanish] [man speaking spanish] [man speaking spanish] [man speaking spanish] [woman speaking spanish] reporter: out of hana, where there appears to be some kind of gas crisis. [reporter speaking spanish] reporter: the trump administration is sanctioning the ships who deliver that fuel. [reporter speaking spanish] reporter 2: the u.s. wants to stop the oil trade between the two political allies. fernandez: 20 years ago, hugo chavez was elected president of venezuela. cuba and venezuela became close al
travel to cuba. reporter 2: john bolton making a south florida stop today to talk to the cuban-american community. reporter 3: unveiling sweeping changes to cuba policy. reporter 4: a major blow to the new u.s.-cuba relationship. reporter 5: the u.s. has banned flights. reporter 6: all families t leave cuba. reporter 7: the u.s. government will al ban trips by cruise ships. reporter 8: they'll have to go after their finances. reporter 9: limiting the amount of money, fresh u.s. sanctions. [both...
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born in cuba. spent 16 years in cuba's prisons because of his opposition to the communist-led government. in 197 safe he received amnesty. here is a picture of him. he received amnesty, he was allowed to leave cuba. two years later he immigrated to the united states, and he has lived here ever since. but his experience living in cuba is not unique. human rights watch an international group based here in new york says, quote? its latest report they say they harass, and intimidate people and the report says that cuban officials punish descents by instilling fill in the public, including beatings, public acts of shaming, termination of employment, and threats of long-term impress think. dozens of the political prisoners remain in cuban prisons according to rolling human rights group. we don't have a true count because the government prevents international or national human rights groups from accesses its prisons. for more on cuba and human rights and the president's announcement on norm icing al icino
born in cuba. spent 16 years in cuba's prisons because of his opposition to the communist-led government. in 197 safe he received amnesty. here is a picture of him. he received amnesty, he was allowed to leave cuba. two years later he immigrated to the united states, and he has lived here ever since. but his experience living in cuba is not unique. human rights watch an international group based here in new york says, quote? its latest report they say they harass, and intimidate people and the...
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can we start with cuba? what's the best way to understand what's going on there, particularly in light of the protests last week. guest: it's a very difficult question to answer. cuba's revolution has been a highly subsidized resolution. -- revolution. it was subsidized by the soviet union. they went through a difficult economic time in the 90's. venezuela came around and subsidized cuba. venezuela's oil industry has collapsed. the same time, cuba's tourism industry has largely collapsed primarily because of the pandemic. information is so scarce. we do know that the tourism industry collapsed. cuba lives off cubans residing in the united states. remittances have slowed down dramatically. by virtue of the u.s. sanctions against cuba. there is a combination of factors that have led to cuba's economic situation. there is one more thing that i think is fundamental. that has to do with an opening that occurred under the obama administration. that had an impact on this new generation of cubans, the younger cubans
can we start with cuba? what's the best way to understand what's going on there, particularly in light of the protests last week. guest: it's a very difficult question to answer. cuba's revolution has been a highly subsidized resolution. -- revolution. it was subsidized by the soviet union. they went through a difficult economic time in the 90's. venezuela came around and subsidized cuba. venezuela's oil industry has collapsed. the same time, cuba's tourism industry has largely collapsed...
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and cuba. also, i'm an organizer in the black alliance for peace, which stands against all unilateral sanctions. today, you will hear a presentation that will unpack the current relations between the u.s. and cuba. a lot of misnomer's and popular misconceptions about cuba that are a result of many reasons and strained relations. and then we also want to hear about the benefits of a normalized u.s.-cuba relations for both the people of cuba and the people of the united states. and so we are -- i'm going to turn it over to miguel who will give this presentation. it will be great. i'm sorry. a lot of people know why that mistake happened. it used to be something for so long. since 2014, it is an official embassy. so i'm going to turn it over to him. he will give a presentation and then we will open it up for questions and answer for a half-hour and then we will be done. let me say that miguel was appointed in june 2014 to the then cuban intersection. since 2006, he has worked in the ministry of fo
and cuba. also, i'm an organizer in the black alliance for peace, which stands against all unilateral sanctions. today, you will hear a presentation that will unpack the current relations between the u.s. and cuba. a lot of misnomer's and popular misconceptions about cuba that are a result of many reasons and strained relations. and then we also want to hear about the benefits of a normalized u.s.-cuba relations for both the people of cuba and the people of the united states. and so we are --...
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cuba relations over the years. you mentioned the united states invaded cuba in the 19th century. they sponsored cuba in 1961 and there has been terrorism directed against cuba by cuban american terrorists protected in miami. there has been allegations of biological warfare. there's a blockade. there's a territory of guantanamo since the united states has maintained since 1903 against the wishes of the cuban government or the cuban people. the united states talks about violations of human rights. in cuba good process has not been based in guantanamo and there has been allegations of torture, by the united states government and not by cuba. when cuba is hesitant about accepting the new thaw in relations, and saying everything is great, and they are cautious about it they have reasons to think that. >> is jose right, it the united states case undermined by what has gone on at guantanamo. when the secretary of state, when an n.g.o. presumes to talk to cubans about the state of human rights in their country? as an american i have to tell you we did ourselves no favors by what we have
cuba relations over the years. you mentioned the united states invaded cuba in the 19th century. they sponsored cuba in 1961 and there has been terrorism directed against cuba by cuban american terrorists protected in miami. there has been allegations of biological warfare. there's a blockade. there's a territory of guantanamo since the united states has maintained since 1903 against the wishes of the cuban government or the cuban people. the united states talks about violations of human...
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for cuba, and not what cuba is doing for itself. we have seen reforms in the last ten years. they have created a massive private sector, now 10% of cuba's economy is private. but still, it's an economy at a sub sis tant level. and they don't seem to be too interested in allowing the private sector to exist. we have seen in the last 15 years, whenever you have a ccessful business, the cuban authorities move in to try to this rather it. so we have to be cautiously optimistic about the chances for cuba, and the changes, and the needing for reforms. >> we're talking about the changes in the future, and the changes over the next several months. it could be that next month, come january, we have a different party in the white house, and what's your calculation as to what happens to this opening? what happens to the kind of thaw that we have seen in that relationship? >> there's no question that there's a risk that it gets completely shut down, certainly those on the right have mostly, with the exception of candidate trump, have said this
for cuba, and not what cuba is doing for itself. we have seen reforms in the last ten years. they have created a massive private sector, now 10% of cuba's economy is private. but still, it's an economy at a sub sis tant level. and they don't seem to be too interested in allowing the private sector to exist. we have seen in the last 15 years, whenever you have a ccessful business, the cuban authorities move in to try to this rather it. so we have to be cautiously optimistic about the chances for...
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american didn't see in cuba when he was there and what happened in cuba is tonight's "cuba: the battle of america." ♪♪ main street in almost any large city in any country south of the border. as it happens, this is one of the main streets in havana, cuba. modern hotels, gambling casinos, exotic restaurants, department stores, and office buildings. this is tourist alley. well known to most american visitors to cuba. to most american visitors, this is cuba. that is, it's all of cuba they usually get to see. it isn't cuba at all, of course. it's a transplanted bit of the united states from the air-conditioned hotels to the table linen and silver serving dishes in the restaurants. most of what you see on your screen was built by americans, in fact. in havana's case, much of that transplanted bit of north america was built by a very special group of americans who have given too many of the cuban people a somewhat peculiar picture of what life in america must be like. john q. there had a whale of a time in havana back in december of 1958 several weeks before castro reached that city. i'm
american didn't see in cuba when he was there and what happened in cuba is tonight's "cuba: the battle of america." ♪♪ main street in almost any large city in any country south of the border. as it happens, this is one of the main streets in havana, cuba. modern hotels, gambling casinos, exotic restaurants, department stores, and office buildings. this is tourist alley. well known to most american visitors to cuba. to most american visitors, this is cuba. that is, it's all of cuba...
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in 1979 in cuba. but despite decades of fighting we became friends because we respected each other, and certainly there's a lot of respect for fidel castro as the leader globally. >> at the same time though a very different scene we're seeing in places like miami. there are many people who hated fidel castro, who call him a dictator, who call him a person who murdered families, imprisoned people. >> yes, i think if you look at fidel castro through the lens of miami, you see it through a very distorted lens. there's one simple statistic i give to people, which is 7.3 billion people on planet earth and 3 or 12% live in the west and 88% live outside the west. for the 88% who live outside the west, who watch the story of cuba and this amazing small country that was able to stand up for decades to the most powerful country in the world, it was a david and goliath fight and everyone expected david to be crushed and david kept surviving. that why there's a lot of global admiration for fidel castro even among
in 1979 in cuba. but despite decades of fighting we became friends because we respected each other, and certainly there's a lot of respect for fidel castro as the leader globally. >> at the same time though a very different scene we're seeing in places like miami. there are many people who hated fidel castro, who call him a dictator, who call him a person who murdered families, imprisoned people. >> yes, i think if you look at fidel castro through the lens of miami, you see it...
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can we start with cuba? what's the best way to understand what's going on there, particularly in light of the protests last week. guest: it's a very difficult question to answer. cuba's revolution has been a highly subsidized resolution. -- revolution. it was subsidized by the soviet union. they went through a difficult economic time in the 90's. venezuela came around and subsidized cuba. venezuela's oil industry has collapsed. the same time, cuba's tourism industry has largely collapsed primarily because of the pandemic. information is so scarce. we do know that the tourism industry collapsed. cuba lives off cubans residing in the united states. remittances have slowed down dramatically. by virtue of the u.s. sanctions against cuba. there is a combination of factors that have led to cuba's economic situation. there is one more thing that i think is fundamental. that has to do with an opening that occurred under the obama administration. that had an impact on this new generation of cubans, the younger cubans
can we start with cuba? what's the best way to understand what's going on there, particularly in light of the protests last week. guest: it's a very difficult question to answer. cuba's revolution has been a highly subsidized resolution. -- revolution. it was subsidized by the soviet union. they went through a difficult economic time in the 90's. venezuela came around and subsidized cuba. venezuela's oil industry has collapsed. the same time, cuba's tourism industry has largely collapsed...
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and cuba. at one, i'm a he sold the 20 century up close, indecent housing, good schools, medical care, and in good wages. he heard all about the good life on the base radio and saw an american moving pictures and on television, and he was converted . he took to the hills with castro to fight for what he called economic reform. what he meant was the kind of economy that was the good life for americans, and this meant industrial development for cuba that would give them what you see on your screen. it meant a drastic overhaul of cuba's farming set up, which kept cuban farmers back in the latest. he had no idea about how this would be done. he only knew that it had to be done. and his friend, josÉ martinez, agreed with him. he joined castro in 1956, because at that time, he had one burning ambition, and that was to see cuba free. free of governments and a way of life that allowed with this man called foreign interests dig up and haul out that cuban mines valuable metals. he was a miner working fo
and cuba. at one, i'm a he sold the 20 century up close, indecent housing, good schools, medical care, and in good wages. he heard all about the good life on the base radio and saw an american moving pictures and on television, and he was converted . he took to the hills with castro to fight for what he called economic reform. what he meant was the kind of economy that was the good life for americans, and this meant industrial development for cuba that would give them what you see on your...
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travelers to cuba. some have sought to justify the removal of all restrictions by comparing to but to iran. the germans started with that very comparison. i welcome such a parallel -- the case of iran illustrates the need for travel regulations by shining light on the safety and security issues associated with unregulated travel to countries under the control of rogue regimes. three american backpackers who got lost while hiking in a mountainous region along the iraqi-iran border which came by security agents in july are now being charged with espionage. the case with the iranian- american journalist sentenced to eight years in prison after iran accused your spine for the u.s. -- to spend four months in prison and was released in may. the director of the woodrow wilson international center for scholars was detained in iran in 2007 in solitary confinement for more than 110 days. these are not trustworthy regimes. of. in several instances the cuban regime has seized the passports of dual nationals, denied
travelers to cuba. some have sought to justify the removal of all restrictions by comparing to but to iran. the germans started with that very comparison. i welcome such a parallel -- the case of iran illustrates the need for travel regulations by shining light on the safety and security issues associated with unregulated travel to countries under the control of rogue regimes. three american backpackers who got lost while hiking in a mountainous region along the iraqi-iran border which came by...
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welcome to the honorable president of cuba and the honorable high-ranking delegation of cuba today. they are guests of the islamic republic of iran. the inauguration of the honorable president of cuba after 21 years is undoubtedly a milestone in the development of relations between the two countries and the two nations. we have many common views with our friend cuba. during my trip to cuba , there were good discussions between me and mr. president, and my colleagues in the joint commission discussed issues of interest to the country, firstly our bilateral issues , good cooperation with the country after the victory of the islamic revolution we have cuba and these cooperations are developing. cooperation in the field of science and technology is cooperation that we started with cuba and a very good work has been done in this regard, the delegations that went back and forth between the two countries, and one of the effects of the cooperation was the development of the vaccine, which was done with the cooperation of cuba , and it was a successful work, and we are also in the field of b
welcome to the honorable president of cuba and the honorable high-ranking delegation of cuba today. they are guests of the islamic republic of iran. the inauguration of the honorable president of cuba after 21 years is undoubtedly a milestone in the development of relations between the two countries and the two nations. we have many common views with our friend cuba. during my trip to cuba , there were good discussions between me and mr. president, and my colleagues in the joint commission...
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and cuba. handed the new banner by three retired marines those three men were the ones that took down the flag in 1961. now today's ceremonial flag raising drew a chorus of complaints from republicans. the biggest voice of dissent came from florida senator marco rubio. repressive castro regime restoring diplomatic relations where the country. >> in cuba we face a proudly antiamerican leadership who continues to work with nations like russia and china to spy on our people and our forfeit who harbor fugutives from american justice and stand in opposition to nearly every value our nation holds dear. in eyes of barack obama and hillary clinton his former secretary of state, the cubans are suffering because not enough american tourists visit that country, where in truth, their residents live under a tyrannical dictatorship. >> lucia newman has a story. >> most of cuba still looks like it's frozen in time. a time when most of what you see here was owned by american countries. from the former sears de
and cuba. handed the new banner by three retired marines those three men were the ones that took down the flag in 1961. now today's ceremonial flag raising drew a chorus of complaints from republicans. the biggest voice of dissent came from florida senator marco rubio. repressive castro regime restoring diplomatic relations where the country. >> in cuba we face a proudly antiamerican leadership who continues to work with nations like russia and china to spy on our people and our forfeit...
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cuba has its own methodology. whether it's a better methodology or worse methodology i'm not going to argue that it's the only one to use this methodology so therefore it can't be compared to anybody else. when you use the percentage of expenditures given the cuban gdp you have a problem in the numerator in the denominator where there is no comparison. i would be wary about that. my other concern is, it's not a concern. my other concern is the idea of what is the effect of the revenue and the linkages affect? you estimate only a 30%, 30% import component and that to me seems very real. back in the 80s in the mid-90s there was a publication cited work that estimated it to be around 70%. i tried to keep track of what has happened since then and the only thing that has been published is it's gotten a little bit better and i agree with that. it's gotten better because they public sector is tried. i cannot believe it is not much better. it went from 70% to 30%. i'm a little bit concerned about that and i just want to p
cuba has its own methodology. whether it's a better methodology or worse methodology i'm not going to argue that it's the only one to use this methodology so therefore it can't be compared to anybody else. when you use the percentage of expenditures given the cuban gdp you have a problem in the numerator in the denominator where there is no comparison. i would be wary about that. my other concern is, it's not a concern. my other concern is the idea of what is the effect of the revenue and the...
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is that they cuba right away to is that the cubans in cuba not the cubans of miami not the professor no me. here in washington the cubans in cuba was the size of their own destiny that's what we all want exactly but you know i'm going to give you the last time. ok. i told i told you what frank says the self-determination of a people can only be determined by the people themselves which i'd then find ironic that frank is in washington d.c. trying to pass policies in the us congress that will deny true people of cuba to determine their own destiny. want the embargo lifted i know the people of cuba want the embargo lifted i've been to the island i've talked to people i've read what the dissidents have been saying i'm going to end this i mean at least. with the quota he will make out we'll make our wine out of plantings and even if it is sour it is still our wine it is up to the cuban people to make their own wine and i'm talking about the cuban people on the island those of us here in the united states human to united states came to go would have to jump in at this point we entered on a
is that they cuba right away to is that the cubans in cuba not the cubans of miami not the professor no me. here in washington the cubans in cuba was the size of their own destiny that's what we all want exactly but you know i'm going to give you the last time. ok. i told i told you what frank says the self-determination of a people can only be determined by the people themselves which i'd then find ironic that frank is in washington d.c. trying to pass policies in the us congress that will...
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with regard to americans investing in cuba, the official cuba position is that u.s. citizens can participate in the cuban economy like any other citizens from any other part of the world. they have to go through this elaborate approval process but there is no specific discrimination against u.s. citizens in general. the major restriction is on the u.s. side, even under obama regulations, most investments for the u.s. side would be prohibited. to my very last point, here we are generally 19th, i just have to conclude the panel of saying a thrust of our study is that the interaction with united states has advanced u.s. interest and help promote an explosion of private, independent economic activities on the island. there is excitement and entrepreneurialism in cuba them for the u.s. to purposely destroy that would seem to be both tragic and counterproductive for cuba and u.s. national interest. [applause] thank you for our authors and our commentators and thank you all for being here and thanks to the cpn audience for joining us, and again thanks to the breaking instit
with regard to americans investing in cuba, the official cuba position is that u.s. citizens can participate in the cuban economy like any other citizens from any other part of the world. they have to go through this elaborate approval process but there is no specific discrimination against u.s. citizens in general. the major restriction is on the u.s. side, even under obama regulations, most investments for the u.s. side would be prohibited. to my very last point, here we are generally 19th, i...
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and cuba together. what does castro's death mean now for u.s./cuba relations moving forward? and there's a lot that he isn't able to do, and make-a-wish stepped in. we had to climb up the mountain to get the injured hiker. he fell from, like, a rock. he's been the one that has been rescued so many times. he said to me, "today, i got to be the hero." (avo) the subaru share the love event has helped grant the wishes of over twelve hundred kids so far. get a new subaru, and we'll donate two hundred and fifty dollars more to help those in need. ♪put a little love in your heart.♪ scalpel. i have no idea what i'm doing. i'm just a tv doctor. i never went to college. (scream) i don't do blood. but now, thanks to cigna, i can do more than just look the part. is that a foot? we are the tv doctors of america. and we're partnering with cigna to help save lives. by getting you to a real doctor for an annual check-up. so go, know, and take control of your health. doctor poses. cigntogether, all the way. a lot of the things that we have in our diet today can actually enamel is the oute
and cuba together. what does castro's death mean now for u.s./cuba relations moving forward? and there's a lot that he isn't able to do, and make-a-wish stepped in. we had to climb up the mountain to get the injured hiker. he fell from, like, a rock. he's been the one that has been rescued so many times. he said to me, "today, i got to be the hero." (avo) the subaru share the love event has helped grant the wishes of over twelve hundred kids so far. get a new subaru, and we'll donate...
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and cuba. cubans have been reunited with their families. ambassadors for our values. exchanges, a hese younger generation has question is what a keep t cubical stuff. i have been prepared to take major steps for a long time. in wrongful imprisonment, cuba, of a u.s. citizen and u.s. subcontractor, allen gross, for five years. many months, my administration has held talks with the cuban government. pope francis gave it and the ar plea to me cuban government for the release of allen gross. today, allen returned home. reunited with his family at long last. ellen was released by the qa government on humanitarian grounds. the rately, in exchange for three cuban agents, cuba today released one of the most important intelligence agents the united states have -- agent that the united states has ever had in cuba. this man, who sacrifice has few, known to only a provided america with the allows to n that arrest the nnetwork of agents and other spies in the united states. recovered these two men, who sacr
and cuba. cubans have been reunited with their families. ambassadors for our values. exchanges, a hese younger generation has question is what a keep t cubical stuff. i have been prepared to take major steps for a long time. in wrongful imprisonment, cuba, of a u.s. citizen and u.s. subcontractor, allen gross, for five years. many months, my administration has held talks with the cuban government. pope francis gave it and the ar plea to me cuban government for the release of allen gross. today,...
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and cuba. they also considered what the future relationship between the two countries may look like. sony andnt -- this in associates hosted this event. it is an hour and 40 minutes. thank you for having us. i want to start with several coincidences -- if they are coincidences. is two days before john kerry goes to cuba and raises the stars and stripes over the newly reconstituted u.s. embassy there. is it a coincidence that the sony and associates decided four months ago to schedule this top this very week 48 hours before this event? that wea coincidence are speaking here with you on ill leograndethat b and my new article comes out on the secret diplomacy president obama exercised with raul castro to bring about these momentous and historic changes in the u.s.-cuban relationship. -- is it artesan coincidence that i and william leogrande were there when president obama and president castro both announced they were changing the policy? a lot of our associates thought that we knew that that was g
and cuba. they also considered what the future relationship between the two countries may look like. sony andnt -- this in associates hosted this event. it is an hour and 40 minutes. thank you for having us. i want to start with several coincidences -- if they are coincidences. is two days before john kerry goes to cuba and raises the stars and stripes over the newly reconstituted u.s. embassy there. is it a coincidence that the sony and associates decided four months ago to schedule this top...
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in october 2011, return to cuba last year. he joined us from havana, cuba. i began asking why he came to the united states to investigate a militant cuban exile groups. cuba, it generation, was part of our development work, and experience to have ,een people coming from miami killing people here in cuba, blowing up airplanes. with were really familiar what the cuban people have been suffering for promised for years, back then. -- for almost four years, back then. it was hard for me to accept the mission of going there in order desk monitoring the activities of some of those people who have been trained by the cia in the 60's. some had participated in the bay of pigs. some of them after that had gone to south america as part of the operation condor. if you look at the history of those people, [indiscernible] even the kennedy assassination, plus wars linked to them. it was hard for me to accept the mission and go there to protect cuban people's lives, and that is what i did. >> that was renÉ gonzalez. he has been living back in cuba for a few years, one of th
in october 2011, return to cuba last year. he joined us from havana, cuba. i began asking why he came to the united states to investigate a militant cuban exile groups. cuba, it generation, was part of our development work, and experience to have ,een people coming from miami killing people here in cuba, blowing up airplanes. with were really familiar what the cuban people have been suffering for promised for years, back then. -- for almost four years, back then. it was hard for me to accept...
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, and much of cuba. h and as i point out in chapter 4, my book that i wrote before the election come "live free or die," socialism andd its history of failure. whatever name, whatever manifestation, anyway it's been tried,ai these promises are nevr capped. it will always result in dishonesty, broken unfulfilled promises, more poverty, not less poverty. and then when it's all said and done, how much freedom to do give up in the name ofy. false promises of security? a case in point. fidel castro promised a state of the arts socialist utopia, a worker's paradise freeee of any and all outside influences. s instead, he turned this once prosperous country into a destitute wasteland totally dependent on foreignry nations. cuba today imports almost all of its food and other basic supplies from vietnam, south america, and yes, even the united states. in the 1960s, cuba attempted to import nuclear missiles from the former soviet union, which brought the world to the brink of a nuclear war. more recently, cuba's cl
, and much of cuba. h and as i point out in chapter 4, my book that i wrote before the election come "live free or die," socialism andd its history of failure. whatever name, whatever manifestation, anyway it's been tried,ai these promises are nevr capped. it will always result in dishonesty, broken unfulfilled promises, more poverty, not less poverty. and then when it's all said and done, how much freedom to do give up in the name ofy. false promises of security? a case in point....
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c o d cuba has no credits and cuba has no ability to sell anything to the united states other than that all companies that do business with cuba banking for example get punished if they have banks in the united states so the embargo is still on and it doesn't make any sense if you want to bring down the government but it does make a lot of sense if you want to demoralize the population and that's what the embargo is done and right now cuba's economy is in terrible shape it's in a dysfunctional state in fact if you want to change cuba you know the words if you wanted to see overnight i drastic shift in cuba you would lift the embargo and it would change in a week but look here's a question to ask i think what it cuba do to us again i mean china is a single party communist government whose human rights record is arguably far worse than cuba's viet-nam as a single party communist government which has us as its largest trading partner and trade goes both ways and it also has no perfect human rights record so what cuba do to us to deserve fifty plus years of punishment i think that the main
c o d cuba has no credits and cuba has no ability to sell anything to the united states other than that all companies that do business with cuba banking for example get punished if they have banks in the united states so the embargo is still on and it doesn't make any sense if you want to bring down the government but it does make a lot of sense if you want to demoralize the population and that's what the embargo is done and right now cuba's economy is in terrible shape it's in a dysfunctional...
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>> yo nunca-- he estado en guantÁnamo, pero nunca en cuba. >> ¿le gustarÍa ir a cuba? >> claro. >> aprovechar esta oportunidad para ir y hablarle directamente a los cubanos, aunque no le guste lo de obama, pero ir a cuba y hablarle directamente a los cubanos. >> a mÍ me encantaría un dÍa poder ir a una cuba libre y discutir abiertamente con sectores dentro de cuba que estÉn trabajando por la libertad. desafortunadamente, pienso que en este momento en la historia, primero no creo que los cubanos me dejen entrar, el gobierno cubano, y segundo, no creo que me van a permitir poder dialogar y trabajar junto a esos grupos dentro de cuba que piden la libertad de la democracia. no sÓlo han permitido a mis colegas que han apoyado estos cambios, seguro que no me van a permitir a mÍ. >> senador marco rubio, gracias por hablar con nosotros. >> muchas gracias. >> y continuamos. ahora vamos a pasar con el otro senador republicano, tambiÉn de origen cubano americano, ted cruz, senador de texas. dijo que la decisiÓn del presidente barack obama fue un grave error que tendrÁ en
>> yo nunca-- he estado en guantÁnamo, pero nunca en cuba. >> ¿le gustarÍa ir a cuba? >> claro. >> aprovechar esta oportunidad para ir y hablarle directamente a los cubanos, aunque no le guste lo de obama, pero ir a cuba y hablarle directamente a los cubanos. >> a mÍ me encantaría un dÍa poder ir a una cuba libre y discutir abiertamente con sectores dentro de cuba que estÉn trabajando por la libertad. desafortunadamente, pienso que en este momento en la...
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to cuba. there was a attempt to overthrow castro. the invasion in the bay of pigs was a fiasco and propaganda coup for castro and a black eye for the new president john f. kennedy. 1962, kennedy extended the cuban embargo with the exception of humanitarian aid but not before purchasing 1200 cuban cigars for personal use. then came the cuban missile crisis and the united states and soviet union had a tense stand off over the weapons deployed in cuba. as part of the settlement, the u.s. agreed not to invade. but president kennedy imposed restrictions and preventing u.s. citizens from traveling there. and over the next few days, presidential support for the embargo waxed and waned. >> there is no fresh bread or meat on sale only goods from china and russia. >> the nation was a constant thorn in the side of the u.s. and it lent cuba a romantic mystique. and celebrities in hollywood spoke highly of fidel. and praised the socialized health care system. and bill deblasio travelled to havana for his h
to cuba. there was a attempt to overthrow castro. the invasion in the bay of pigs was a fiasco and propaganda coup for castro and a black eye for the new president john f. kennedy. 1962, kennedy extended the cuban embargo with the exception of humanitarian aid but not before purchasing 1200 cuban cigars for personal use. then came the cuban missile crisis and the united states and soviet union had a tense stand off over the weapons deployed in cuba. as part of the settlement, the u.s. agreed...
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to cuba. accustomed to these protests. tourists apparently aren't. this woman is visiting from switzerland. >> i thought the cubans accepted it and like it that obama is coming over to cubaa to open the door. americans can go over there without any problem and the cubans to america. >> reporter: almost everybody here shares in their disdain for the castros and obama expectcept for this woman. >> obama is going to help to open cuba. then we have to help ourselves. >> > porter: while anti-castro rallies happen regularly outside of the versailles restaurant, today protesters stepped up their game. calling president obama a coward with president raul castro. nobody was hurt out here and no arrests were made. you can bet these protesters will be back outside this restaurant making their point even after president obama leaves cuba. so jackie and jawan, a spirited day here in little havana. let's send it back over to you guys in havana, cuba. >>> a very awkward moment happening today at that joint p
to cuba. accustomed to these protests. tourists apparently aren't. this woman is visiting from switzerland. >> i thought the cubans accepted it and like it that obama is coming over to cubaa to open the door. americans can go over there without any problem and the cubans to america. >> reporter: almost everybody here shares in their disdain for the castros and obama expectcept for this woman. >> obama is going to help to open cuba. then we have to help ourselves. >> >...
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you are broadcasting news about cuba into cuba, correct? >> correct, but we also report news about the united states. it is important that we do that. more so than that, we broadcast news about latin america and the rest of the world. i think it is important for our audience to understand there are countries that are sovereign and free, democratic, and there is a future. we want to insert our audience into the economic world again. the relationship between cuba and the united states, it is a no-brainer. there are 90 miles away, but we also want them to know what is going on in the rest of the world. we think it is something important. it is a global village now, right? >> what percentage of it is cuban news in the broadcast? >> that is the priority, as much as we can get. >> how do you get it? >> we have had relationships with people inside the island report to was different incidents -- report to us at different incidents that are going on. it is almost like a citizens- based news gathering. >> but there have been incidents where the cuban
you are broadcasting news about cuba into cuba, correct? >> correct, but we also report news about the united states. it is important that we do that. more so than that, we broadcast news about latin america and the rest of the world. i think it is important for our audience to understand there are countries that are sovereign and free, democratic, and there is a future. we want to insert our audience into the economic world again. the relationship between cuba and the united states, it...
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has been very smart the president cuba eleven america is even in the cultural field for example cuba has. done have worked very well all dine which is the guy americas would jesus had reported of the weather with a continent of culture in the region and also the festival of the new lot in american cinema these are elements of forty that is very wide ranging ok and has been day in cuba as an actor only although i agree with andrew the by the way guys we got off by by the cuban revolution and many people even if they are right wing they say but i thank you so much. gary. and andrew a tussle for a very interesting discussion on the future of cuba and thank you as well for watching you can watch this program any time by the setting our web site at al-jazeera dot com and for further discussion go to our facebook page at facebook dot com for insight story and of course you can also join the conversation on twitter our handle is at inside stories from back to when the whole team thank you for watching by for now. to one predictable deja's i've been working on north korea policy for almost t
has been very smart the president cuba eleven america is even in the cultural field for example cuba has. done have worked very well all dine which is the guy americas would jesus had reported of the weather with a continent of culture in the region and also the festival of the new lot in american cinema these are elements of forty that is very wide ranging ok and has been day in cuba as an actor only although i agree with andrew the by the way guys we got off by by the cuban revolution and...
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policy on cuba failed what needs to be done to make it a success. story. to discuss the future of u.s. cuban relations i'm joined by cathy areu in new york she's a publisher an author and a journalist in denver we have dr michael bell a tory he's a cuban refugee and a professor at the school of theology and in washington we go to frank was on he's the executive director of the center for a free cuba and another member of our crosstalk team yellin the hunger all right folks across talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and first i'd like to go to you frank am obama says u.s. policy towards cuba has failed it's a failure how would you characterize his interpretation is it a failure because the united states wasn't able to enact a forced regime change after the last sixty years in havana. well president obama has said a number a number of things one and he lifted sanctions travel to cuba by cuban americans and he also will lift sanctions on remittances to cuba president obama did ask the cuban government to release all political pris
policy on cuba failed what needs to be done to make it a success. story. to discuss the future of u.s. cuban relations i'm joined by cathy areu in new york she's a publisher an author and a journalist in denver we have dr michael bell a tory he's a cuban refugee and a professor at the school of theology and in washington we go to frank was on he's the executive director of the center for a free cuba and another member of our crosstalk team yellin the hunger all right folks across talk rules in...
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policy toward cuba. i just want to make sure that those changes are reciprocal, that that's a reciprocate by the cuban government. that was not part of what president obama did. and i want to make sure they're the kinds of things that help create a pathway toward democracy in cuba because while fidel castro was 90 years old his brother's 85. there is going to be a generational leadership change in cuba over the next five to ten years, hopefully sooner, and incentivizes and makes it easier for there to be a (coughs) cough doesn't sound so good. take mucinex dm. i'll text you in 4 hours when your cough returns. one pill lasts 12 hours, so... looks like i'm good all night! but just one mucinex lasts 12 hours. let's end this. i did everything i could to make her party perfect. almost everything. you know, 1 i n 10 houses could get hit by an expensive septic disaster. but for only $7 a month, >>> fidel castro was a thorn in the side of ten u.s. presidents. he died friday at the age of 90. martha tieshner look
policy toward cuba. i just want to make sure that those changes are reciprocal, that that's a reciprocate by the cuban government. that was not part of what president obama did. and i want to make sure they're the kinds of things that help create a pathway toward democracy in cuba because while fidel castro was 90 years old his brother's 85. there is going to be a generational leadership change in cuba over the next five to ten years, hopefully sooner, and incentivizes and makes it easier for...
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in cuba, people think that cuba is -- it's beautiful to go as a tourist. the people are not getting benefits from anything. it's actually making the government actually more legitimate, you know, and i felt like it was a slap in my face when i saw they lifted the embargo because people don't know how bad they were being oppressed. my grandfather was killed in cuba. it is a law to shoot you with a firing squad just because he wasn't on their side, you know. it hurts. you know, it hurts. i've been here 30 years. you know what i'm saying. i came here as a baby. thank god for my grandfather. host: and what is your connection now that you've been in the united states, you've been here 30 years, what's your connection to the island itself? how do you feel connected, if you do? caller: listen, i always want to go back to cuba but i am afraid of going to cuba even after lifting the embargo and president obama did what he did. i was so scared going back to cuba because of my family heritage, you know what i'm saying? host: well, thanks for the call very much. and t
in cuba, people think that cuba is -- it's beautiful to go as a tourist. the people are not getting benefits from anything. it's actually making the government actually more legitimate, you know, and i felt like it was a slap in my face when i saw they lifted the embargo because people don't know how bad they were being oppressed. my grandfather was killed in cuba. it is a law to shoot you with a firing squad just because he wasn't on their side, you know. it hurts. you know, it hurts. i've...
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in cuba. that wouldn't have happened if the this opportunity hadn't happened. >> larry: should we be concerned? off connection to there. are people concerned? >> people are cheering in cuba. >> larry: really? yes. and in the united states, too. if you look at the polling -- >> larry: that's what it feels like underground in cuba. >> i want those '52 beauics with the hydraulics! it's a low rider's dream cuba, man. >> none of those cars work now. i would disagree about what the people on the ground in cuba feel. the pro democracy movement in cuba is concerned about. this i saw your show last night. >> larry: thank you very much. brown noser! (laughter) >> you said you always stand on the side of the black people. >> larry: no, no no! no, no no! >> what about me, man? >> larry: i said i voted for obama because he's black. no no no. he was is first black president president. i came out against bill cosby the other night and he's black. (applause) >> the administration is normalizing relations with
in cuba. that wouldn't have happened if the this opportunity hadn't happened. >> larry: should we be concerned? off connection to there. are people concerned? >> people are cheering in cuba. >> larry: really? yes. and in the united states, too. if you look at the polling -- >> larry: that's what it feels like underground in cuba. >> i want those '52 beauics with the hydraulics! it's a low rider's dream cuba, man. >> none of those cars work now. i would...
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travel to cuba. reporter 2: john bolton making a south florida stop today to talk to the cuban-american community. reporter 3: unveiling sweeping changes to cuba policy. reporter 4: a major blow to the new u.s.-cuba relationship. reporter 5: the u.s. has banned flights. reporter 6: all families t leave cuba. reporter 7: the u.s. government will al ban trips by cruise ships. reporter 8: they'll have to go after their finances. reporter 9: limiting the amount of money, fresh u.s. sanctions. [both speaking spanish] [man speaking spanish] [man speaking spanish] [man speaking spanish] [woman speaking spanish] reporter: out of hava, where there appears to be some kind of gas crisis. [reporter speaking spanish] reporter: the trump administration is sanctioning the ships who deliver that fuel. [reporter speaking spanish] reporter 2: the u.s. wants to stop the oil trade between the two political allies. fernandez: 20 years ago, hugo chavez was elected president of venezuela. cuba and venezuela became close al
travel to cuba. reporter 2: john bolton making a south florida stop today to talk to the cuban-american community. reporter 3: unveiling sweeping changes to cuba policy. reporter 4: a major blow to the new u.s.-cuba relationship. reporter 5: the u.s. has banned flights. reporter 6: all families t leave cuba. reporter 7: the u.s. government will al ban trips by cruise ships. reporter 8: they'll have to go after their finances. reporter 9: limiting the amount of money, fresh u.s. sanctions. [both...
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-cuba relations. also the director of "the war on cuba" series, which is executive produced by danny glover and oliver stone. and dr. rolando pÉrez rodrÍguez is the director of science and innovation at biocubafarma and founder of cuba's molecular immunology center and a member of the cuban academy of science. coming up, we stay in the americas. we will be talking to the director, the americas director of amnesty international about how the pandemic has exacerbated inequality and driven aggression north across the hemisphere. stay with us. -- driven migration north across the hemisphere. stay with us. ♪♪ [music break] because the song is dedicated to the cuban doctors. this is democracy now! i'm amy goodman. we turn now to take a look at how the pandemic has exacerbated an equity across the americas over the past year. over 1.3 million have died in the americas from covid-19 making it the hardest hit region in the world. in the united states, the death toll has topped 560,000. in brazil, the num
-cuba relations. also the director of "the war on cuba" series, which is executive produced by danny glover and oliver stone. and dr. rolando pÉrez rodrÍguez is the director of science and innovation at biocubafarma and founder of cuba's molecular immunology center and a member of the cuban academy of science. coming up, we stay in the americas. we will be talking to the director, the americas director of amnesty international about how the pandemic has exacerbated inequality and...